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To: hunter112
Is there really enough volume in an average balloon to be a fire hazard if hydrogen were used instead?

A test tube of hydrogen, exposed to a spark, will burn instantly with a loud "whumph." Trust me, fire codes and commercial insurance policies will never allow the manufacture or sale of hydrogen ballons for entertainment purposes.

9 posted on 11/07/2007 7:56:40 AM PST by Pilsner
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To: Pilsner

Thanks, I wasn’t sure about that. I guess the party balloon is a thing of the past, unless someone comes up with a way to dampen hydrogen’s burnability safely, cheaply, and effectively.


10 posted on 11/07/2007 7:58:56 AM PST by hunter112 (Change will happen when very good men are forced to do very bad things.)
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